Differences between Chaoshan and Hakka customs and cultures

The ancestors of Hakkas originated in the Central Plains and migrated from the Central Plains to the south, which is a branch of the Han nationality in southern China. On the one hand, Hakka culture retains the mainstream characteristics of Central Plains culture, on the other hand, it contains the cultural essence of local ethnic groups. Hakkas often follow the example of talented men, inspire and educate their children and grandchildren, and learn from their predecessors who have made great achievements.

Some people say: Where there is the sun, there are China people, and where there are China people, there are Hakkas.

Others say: where there is sunshine, there are Hakkas; Where there is a piece of land, there are Hakkas who live in groups, work hard and reproduce.

Hakkas are called "Oriental Jews" because they travel around the world, emigrate to the world, and there are many successful people in overseas business circles.

Hakkas are Han people who migrated to the south.

When it comes to Hakkas, people will immediately ask: What is "Hakkas"?

The word "Hakka" is pronounced as "Hakka" in Hakka dialect and Chinese Cantonese dialect, which means "Hakka". According to Ci Hai, at the beginning of the 4th century (the end of the Western Jin Dynasty), some Han people living in the Yellow River valley moved south to cross the river because of the war. By the end of the 9th century (the end of the Tang Dynasty) and the beginning of the13rd century (the end of the Southern Song Dynasty), a large number of Han people moved south to Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Sichuan and other places. These immigrants call themselves "Hakka", "Hakka" and "Hakka" in order to distinguish themselves from the local aborigines.

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Most Hakkas in Chaoshan area live in mountainous areas. There are many homophones, homophones and homophones in Hakka surnames, some of which are unlucky in Hakka dialect, so we should try our best to avoid them, which has formed an interesting folk phenomenon of taboo of Hakka surnames. Some surnames are homophonic with the name of an animal, so people with this surname will give the animal another name to avoid taboos. For example, "sheep" and "sheep" are homophonic. People surnamed Yang call sheep "young hair", goats "yellow meat" and slaughtered sheep "young hair". If you see someone surnamed Yang slaughtering sheep, shout "You are slaughtering sheep!" They may ignore you, or they may hit you back half jokingly: "Kill your head!" " "If you know their customs and say,' You are slaughtering young hair', they will be very happy and praise your knowledge and understanding of folk customs. Maybe they will treat you to delicious "young hair meat" later! In the same way as the above, people surnamed Huang call the yellow cattle "red bull" and "sand cow", and they are not allowed to say anything like "yellow cattle". " "Ma" and "Ma" are homonyms. People named Ma call the horse "four-legged", and no one is allowed to say the word "kill the horse". "Pig" and "pig" are homophones. People surnamed Zhu call pigs "fat goods" and slaughter pigs "fat goods", and it is also forbidden to say "killing pigs". "Wen" and "Wen" are homonyms. When pigs and chickens are sick, people surnamed Wen are not allowed to say "swine fever" or "chicken plague", but "pig disease" and "chicken disease". In addition, Xie Jia has done something good, or you have been warmly received by them, but they don't like to say the word "thank you" because "feeling" is homophonic with "subtraction", so it should be renamed "thank you"! Thank you! They will be really happy. "History" and "death" are similar sounds in Hakka. His names are Shi Ding and Shi Guang. We should not call them "Dead Ding" or "Dead Guang" directly, but change their names: Brother He Ding and Uncle He Guang. "Liu" and "tumor" also have a homonym, and people surnamed Liu are not allowed to say "cutting tumor". "Cai" and "Cai" are homophonic. People surnamed Cai don't like to say "cutting vegetables", but should say "picking vegetables." "Luo" is homophonic with "Gong", and people surnamed Luo say "Gong" instead of "Gong." "Gu" and "Drum" are homonyms, and people surnamed Gu say "Drum" instead of "Drum". "Zhuang" and "Zhuang" are homonyms. Zhuang is not allowed to say "play dead". If you want to use this word, you must change it to "cheat death". The homophonic taboo of surnames exists not only in Hakka people in mountainous areas, but also in Fulao people in Chaoshan Plain. For example, the Yang family in Shiqiaotou Village, Junbu Town, Puning City, because of the homonym of "Yang" and "Sheep", thinks that the lion tiger is the natural enemy of sheep and has always regarded lion dancing as a taboo. If foreigners come to their village to dance lions on holidays and ask for a small sum of money, they will not only not welcome you, but even drive you out of the village. Although the above greetings are folk customs in a few areas and individual villages, and there are traces of feudal thought and culture lag behind, it is not surprising that they are different from each other. In the social interaction between people, if you don't understand these folk customs, it will be difficult to avoid some misunderstandings and even bring a lot of embarrassment and unhappiness. (